How to see it
HIP 4986 has a visual magnitude of about 9.92: it is a telescope star and remains difficult or invisible to the naked eye even in good conditions.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 4986: right ascension 1h 3m 56s, declination −36° 15′ 48″ (J2000), in the region of the Phoenix constellation (IAU figure Phe).
Catalog context
HIP 4986. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 4986, Gaia DR3 5001863048283824128. In the SkyKeepsake Phoenix (Phe) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 5001863048283824128
- HIP
- 4986
- gaia_dr3
- 5001863048283824128
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 5001863048283824128
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 9.92